View Full Version : 21 years ago today...
LiquidCourage
10-23-2004, 03:55 PM
The Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up, killing over 240 American servicemen. It's a shame it's not on the news too much.
Mike Teacher
10-23-2004, 04:07 PM
Horrific, horrific day.
semper fidelis
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -GEORGE ORWELL
"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of MARINES. LORD, how they could fight!"
-MAJ. GEN. FRANK LOWE, US.ARMY
"I have just returned from visiting the MARINES at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!"
-GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, US.ARMY
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reeshy
10-23-2004, 05:46 PM
Yea...I remeber that vivdly...I went to work that day on a 8 to 4 and found out that one of my good friends in the Pct. lost his only son....Sad day!!!
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